The European Commission has approved the modified reintroduction of a mechanism in Sweden to refund seafarer's income tax deducted at source as well as employers' social insurance contributions in respect of Swedish tax liable seafarers working on Swedish flagged vessels.

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http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/941&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en.